Paper piecing is one of those things that I have yet to have my aha! moment. I have friends who are great, who have shown me, and I still have issues.
One thing I think helps a lot of people make the transition is the folded paper method where you don't actually sew on the paper. On my list of projects to do is one from this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Painless-Pape.../dp/0971450110